Welcome to New Winchester ...

New Winchester is located in Hendricks County<1>.

The location of New Winchester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Winchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

New Winchester is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Winchester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from New Winchester (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named New Winchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Winchester - they are located in Missouri and Ohio (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Winchester.

Communities near New Winchester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Winchester.

• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Brownsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Avon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Greencastle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Mooresville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>
• Pittsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <4>
• Cloverdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Monrovia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
  • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
• Clermont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Winchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Winchester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Winchester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Winchester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Winchester. See our Newspapers Page for New Winchester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Winchester ...

Looking for more information about New Winchester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Winchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Winchester.

Adding New Winchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Winchester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Winchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Winchester post office opened in 1837.

We also found New Winchester in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Winchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Winchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov